Space
SRI helps scientists explore our upper atmosphere and outer space. Our experienced teams work with NASA, the Department of Defense, and other government agencies to create innovative engineering and operations solutions tough enough to withstand the extreme conditions of space.
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David Keller: Developing custom imagers used for space exploration
An SRI researcher aims to advance our knowledge of the solar system.
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SRIās imagers are headed to Jupiter on a mission that will help determine if Europa could support life
SRI has a long history of working on space-related projects, starting in the 1960s.
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SRIās āthe Dishā and its long history
The famous radio antenna has a rich legacy of communicating with spacecraft above Earth and around other planets, as well as listening to distant stars and Cold War-era atmospheric nuclear blasts.
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Clint Graumann: Using space-based LIDAR to map the Earth
The CEO and co-founder of NUVIEW is improving our ability to view the world. Heās teamed up with SRI to make that happen.
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SRI is developing breakthrough quantum technologies for ultrasensitive sensing
Navigation, medical imaging, and other areas could benefit from powerful new sensors that are based on detecting changes induced upon individual atoms.
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An SRI aerogel aims to sponge up CO2Ā from air and exhaust
A new sorbent could remove CO2 from ambient air better than other known materials and has the potential to lower the cost of carbon capture.
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SRIās newĀ paintĀ provides a sustainable passiveĀ coolingĀ solution
Researchers have developed self-coolingĀ paintĀ that reflects sunlight and radiates excess heat out into space.
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With innovative tracking technology, SRI is addressing the hazard of space debris particles
Hundreds of thousands of tiny pieces of space debris presently go untracked in Earthās orbit, putting human use of space at risk.
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Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) to join SRI International
Signaling a new chapter for Silicon Valley, two veteran R&D leaders are combining minds to advance and accelerate world-changing science and technology.Ā
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Leslie Lamarche: Using data to analyze the geospace environmentĀ
A research engineer at SRIās Center for Geospace Studies says itās essential to engage with researchers from other disciplines.
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Modeling ionospheric scintillation to improve future satellite communication
How SRI is helping to understand the Earthās upper atmosphere.
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Shedding light on the inner workings of the Sun
SRI International researchers developed Active Pixel CMOS detectors for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratoryās Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR). This is the only imaging instrument aboard the Parker Solar Probe.